Padma Bhushan Krishna & Padma Sri Brahmanandam

A total of 133 Padma awards were announced — 10 Padma Vibhushan, 30 Padma Bhushan and 93 Padma Shri as part of the ritual Republic Day celebrations.

Veteran actor Krishna has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, while comedian Brahmanandam has been honoured with Padma Sri.
Aishwarya Rai, Akshay Kumar and Helen have also been awarderd with Padma Sri.

Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G Madhavan Nair, Sister Nirmala of the Kolkata-based Missionaries of Charity, Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar, noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna and Ashok S Ganguly, a member of the PM’s Council on Trade and Industry, have been chosen for the Padma Vibhushan awards for this year.